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odious | misdeed |

As an adjective odious

is arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.

As a noun misdeed is

that which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.

odious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
  • Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
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  • , year=1818 , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=6 citation , passage=He looks upon study as an odious fetter; his time is spent in the open air, climbing the hills or rowing on the lake.}}

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.

    Synonyms

    * detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable

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    misdeed

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • The petty misdeeds of his youth came back to haunt him when he ran for political office and his character was smeared.

    Synonyms

    * misdemeanor * misdoing

    See also

    * mischief

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